John Axford

College Baseball: Central Florida 5, UConn 1: The UConn baseball team scored first but could not hold its early lead in a 5-1 loss to UCF on Sunday at Jay Bergman Field in Orlando, Fla. The Huskies (22-13, 5-4 AAC) had won the first two games of the weekend series with the 12th-ranked Knights (25-12, 4-5). Max McDowell was 2-for-3 day for UConn, which could only muster five hits. Bobby Melley reached base twice and drove in UConn's lone run. UConn starter Jordan Tabakman gave up five runs and 11 hits in 31/3 innings, walking one and striking out three. Zach Rodgers went the distance for the Knights, allowing one run and five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. Binghamton 9,...

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College Baseball:Central Florida 5, UConn 1: The UConn baseball team scored first but could not hold its early lead in a 5-1 loss to UCF on Sunday at Jay Bergman Field in Orlando, Fla. The Huskies (22-13, 5-4 AAC) had won the first two games of the...

UConn’s presence in major league baseball continues to grow. The Rockies called reliever Scott Oberg, who pitched for the Huskies from 2009-12, to the major leagues on Sunday.
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